Noun: consuetudinary ,kón-swi't(y)oo-du,ne-ree [N. Amer], ,kón-swi'tyoo-du-n(u-)ree [Brit]
- A manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
"The novice monk studied the consuetudinary to learn the daily rituals";
- consuetudinal
Derived forms: consuetudinaries
Type of: manual
Encyclopedia: Consuetudinary